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Concordance of the New Testament
from April 1939
by StPetersYork
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HARVESTEHUDE, HAMBURG. Played at Home, Monday, March 6th.
Result—St. Peter's School 2, Harvestehude, Hamburg 3.
In an interesting fixture with the junior team of the Hamburg Harvestehude Hockey Club, who were touring some of the public schools of Yorkshire, the School were beaten by the odd goal in five after a fine, fast game. This odd goal, it may be said, was scored by Kruger, the German centre forward and captain, with two minutes to go after a severe bombardment with corners, long and short.
This Hamburg team had only played one game on the softer English grounds, but they started off at a fast rate, and after Garnham had been brought out of his goal for minor considerations, Schonewalf, the manager, sent through a crashing drive from the circle edge.
The School insides were put off by the continental system of defence, which ignores the man approaching the circle, but which tries to prevent a constructive pass into it. When this phase passed, there were chances in plenty, but Brockbank was never able to make fair contact, and it was Cameron, cutting in on the right, who equalised from a narrow angle.
The game in mid-field was fast and furious, and the Germans, with their quick stickwork, were a constant menace, but the School defence, though it did not clear hard, was at least stubborn.
The visitors regained the lead immediately after halftime, when Henckell drove the ball in from the right after a shot by Krilger on the left. There followed a long period of pressure by the School during which Brockbank brought the scores level again, but try as they would the School could not take the lead; Graham and Milburn worked hard and Andrew came out occasionally with a good cross-pass, but the German defence held out, though at times it became rattled.
With five minutes left, a draw seemed an inevitable and a fitting result, but a strong rally by the Germans led to the winning goal ; Henckell put the ball across from the right to Kruger, whose shot, if not hard, was possessed of a terrific leg-break, and it spun out of Garnham's reach.
Team :—J. S. Garnham ; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber ; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. CLODHOPPERS H.C. Played at Home, Wednesday, March 8th. Result—St. Peter's School 2, Clodhoppers 2.
There was one change in the team which played two days previously: Sleight substituting for Cameron, who was unfit.
The morning opened warm and bright, and no rain having fallen for the past four days, prospects of a fast game were apparent. These were soon dashed, however, by heavy showers early in the afternoon. Nevertheless, both sides played excellent hockey on a rather soft pitch.
From the start, the School attacked well, and with the halves backing up well, the forwards were fed with countless opportunities, few of which were ever utilised to their fullest advantage. When, however, they did manage to have a shot, they never succeeded in getting past Matthews, who, as reserve goalkeeper for the visitors, kept his end up remarkably well.
On the rare occasions that the Clodhoppers did break away, Belchamber could usually be relied upon to break up the attack. On one occasion, however, they managed to force a short corner, after a heavy attack down the left wing. From this, Woodger put the ball into the net, without giving Garnham a chance. This gave them a goal lead, and was incidentally the second time in ten matches that the School had been behind at half-time.
After the interval, the visitors had more of the ball, and attacked strongly from the right, and it was only the sound defence of Steele and Belchamber which prevented Segar from centering more often. However, after some fifteen minutes of play, a mistake by Stephenson let Rae through to give a lead of 2-0.
With the livening up of the School defence, St. Peter's fought back splendidly, and with the aid of long, through passes from their halves, the forwards put in some useful movements. From a long corner, Graham opened the scoring with a lovely flick past the goalkeeper. With only five minutes to go, the home side fought desperately to equalise, and were rewarded when Sleight drove in a hard shot from the right at a narrow angle.
Team :—J. S. Garnham; G. P. G. Stephenson, H. C. Belchamber; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, F. F. Steele; J. I. Sleight, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HULL. Played at Home, Saturday, March 18th. Result—St. Peter's School 1, Hull 1.
Despite the advantage of being able to play a full side, the School played very uninspired hockey in drawing with Hull ; the reason was partly due to the dismal conditions and partly to lack of practice.
In contrast to nearly all other St. Peter's teams in all phases of sport, this year's hockey eleven always began brightly only to fade away, and here was no exception. The School hit the ball about confidently during the opening period and the forwards were a constant menace to the Hull defence, which made up for a certain deficiency at back by the brilliance of the goalkeeper, who was frequently drawn out of goal to make astonishing saves. Brockbank, however, scored with a simple shot into an open goal.
The ground was very soft, and by the end of the first half, had cut up considerably, making accurate play very difficult, especially in the circles, and much good approach work by Hull was wasted. Very soon after half-time, the ball came across from the right to the unhampered Collins, who beat Garnham easily with a push shot.
The School forwards were almost completely blotted out of the picture after this and rarely looked like scoring. Once or twice Milburn sent in hard shots from penalty corners, but these were saved with the utmost coolness and precision. It was, then, fortunate that the School defence remained steady and was always quick to the tackle if not to the hit.
The last quarter-of-an-hour was completely lacking in incident, and a draw was a fitting result, since neither side howed enough initiative to be worthy of victory.
Result St. Peter's School 2, Leeds Corinthians 5.
For this, the last club match of the season, the School were forced to remove Steele from left-half to right back in place of the absent Stephenson, with the introduction of
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Johnston into the halves. In goal, a decision of considerable moment was taken by playing Rucklidge, who had never played there before, and whose main qualification was a good eye.
Despite these changes the School began with a good deal of frisk and frolic, and, after six minutes, went ahead through Brockbank, who went through between the backs and drove the ball well to the right of the goalkeeper. The School played very confidently after this, and though Burton was occasionally dangerous near the circle, the defence was good to the extent of not conceding any goals. Rucklidge, indeed, performed most creditably, and Belchamber was sound in tackling and clearing. Midway through this half, the School crowded on a terrific pressure ; Cameron had a shot stopped brilliantly, but illegally, with the stick above the shoulder, and with any real understanding the forwards might have scored on two or three occasions. Brockbank and Milburn got in shots, and Lynch tried to go through from centre-half, but the solitary success came when Brockbank pushed through a pass from Bennett, which hit the post and hesitated before going into the net.
The second half was started in much more leisurely fashion, and neither side looked like scoring. With about a quarter-of-an-hour left the School seemed certain of victory, but suddenly the Corinthians' attack began to function properly and in ten minutes had scored no fewer than five goals, four of which were due to Burton, the centre-forward, while Waite got the fifth with a brilliant flick from the left. None of these goals was the result of obvious weaknesses, but merely general dilapidation, the cause of which is unknown. There was certainly no marked lack of effort, and the School tried hard to reduce the lead, but the Leeds defence was sound and very little time remained.
Team :—J. M. Rucklidge ; F. F. Steele, H. C. Belchamber; P. A. Andrew, R. C. Lynch, K. Johnston ; T. F. Cameron, P. R. G. Graham, J. T. Brockbank, H. A. Milburn, L. W. Bennett.
INTER-HOUSE HOCKEY. CLIFTON RISE I v. SCHOOL HOUSE I. Result—Rise 3, School House 2.
The semi-final was replayed on Thursday, 2nd March, the first effort ending in a goalless draw.
On the previous Monday, the Rise attacked time and time again, but once in the area, they seemed paralysed, and several times missed what seemed to be an open goal. 56
In the replay, the School House were the favourites, for their defence was strengthened by the return of Garnham, the School goalkeeper. The Rise started off well, attacking as before, and with the halves backing up well, kept the House defence busy in their own " 25." However, with the ground so soft and uneven, they were unable to put the ball into the net. With Pulleyn, Parker and Milburn clearing well, the House forwards put in some useful movements, and shortly before half-time were rewarded with a goal from Walters.
Thus encouraged, the House renewed their efforts and once or twice gave Stephenson some uneasy moments. After about ten minutes, they were awarded a penalty bully. With the bully only some three yards from the goalmouth, it seemed as if the House would establish their lead once and for all. But no, Beetham managed to out-do Graham, and succeeded in taking the ball out of the circle. The Rise, with such a life, redoubled their efforts and attacked solidly, being rewarded with a beautiful goal from Cameron, who just seemed to have become used to his new position. Some minutes later, Cameron scored a fluke goal, which just seemed to trickle past two or three defenders. With Douglas, Steele and Robson backing up well, the Rise continued to attack, and soon Cameron relieved the tension of the Rise supporters by putting a third past Garnham. With less than five minutes to go, the House attacked hard, and although Sleight scored, they failed to equalise, losing by the odd goal in five.
House Team :—J. S. Garnham; J. P. Pulleyn, K. Greenwood; R. M. Parker, H. A. Milburn, A. S. Clephan ; J. I. Sleight, J. R. Walters, F. N. Buckler, P. R. Graham, J. R. Scholey.
TEMPLE HOUSE I v. CLIFTON RISE I. Result—Temple House 4, Clifton Rise 1.
The final was played on Saturday, March 4th. The morning was beautifully fine, and with the absence of any rain for four days, prospects of ideal hockey conditions were apparent. These were soon to be dashed, however, when shortly before two o'clock it started to rain steadily, and continued throughout the match.
Territorially, the play in the first half was fairly even, both sides attacking well. The Temple defence was stopping and tackling well, but rarely did they clear hard enough to allow of a scientific forward movement. Brock- 57
bank, though, was on the top of his form, and many times dribbled half the length of the field on his own. Shortly before half-time, Temple were rewarded with a beautiful goal from Brockbank, who put the ball into the top of the net from a short corner. Matthews was given some anxious moments when Cameron and Morison, with the halves beaten, came dangerously near the circle, but owing to the unfailing tackling of Belchamber and Denison, they were never allowed to score.
After the interval, Temple attacked again, but found strong opposition in the shape of Steele, at centre-half, who, time and time again, came through on his own to clear the ball hard away. Further opposition was found in the three boaters, Robson, Douglas and Butler, who, with the experience gained in the two previous games, seemed now to appreciate more fully the finer points of the game. The next goal came from Dickinson, who put the ball between Stephenson's legs from a brilliant centre from the right by Brockbank. Inside the next twenty minutes, two more had been added to their credit by Brockbank and Bennett.
The Rise, however, never lost hope, and, counterattacking heavily, were rewarded with a goal from Cameron, who, beating the centre-half and backs, presented himself with an open goal. They nearly scored again, when Steele, dribbling through the defence on his own, unfortunately kicked the ball inside the circle, when there was only Matthews to beat. They might have scored more if Cole had taken advantage of Cameron's long, through passes to the right, but the former, in his endeavour to keep on side, invariably let the ball pass in front of him. Shortly before time, the Rise made another attack, and succeeded in forcing several short corners, and it was only the sound defence of Lynch, Johnston and Andrew which kept them at bay.
A point to notice about this match was the very high standard of hockey it produced. The backs cleared hard, the halves backed up well, while the Temple forwards especially showed useful co-operation.
Rise Team :—G. P. G. Stephenson ; J. H. Butler, S. Beetham ; C. M. Robson, F. F. Steele, M. S. Douglas ; D. Cole, I. D. C. Morison, T. F. Cameron, K. Ramsden, J. B. Shillitoe.
Temple Team :—K. C. Mathews ; J. Denison, H. C. Belchamber ; K. Johnston, R. C. Lynch, P. A. Andrew; G. W. Harding, A. Broadhurst, J. T. Brockbank, E. N. Dickinson, L. W. Bennett.
TEMPLE HOUSE II v. CLIFTON RISE II. Result—Temple House 3, Clifton Rise 1.
The semi-final of the 2nd XI House matches was played on Monday, 20th February. As the rugger had to be cancelled last term, this was the first time that the younger members of the School were given an opportunity of taking an active part in inter-House events.
At first, neither side took the game seriously, but with the encouragement and advice received from the touch-line, both sides realised their responsibilities, and the game opened out a little. The Rise forwards attacked steadily, but only on rare occasions did they manage to penetrate the solid defence of Holt and Bulmer, whose hard clearing could usually be relied upon. It was on one of these occasions that Ruddock, P., leading a forward movement, went through on his own to put the ball into the net. The Temple halves were safe, but painfully slow on the ball, consequently starving their attack. However, on several occasions, Brown, K. C., and Inglis, two boaters, were seen to emerge and successfully dribble for half the length of the field, only to be robbed when within a few yards of the circle. Before half-time Doherty scored for Temple, while in the second half, Inglis scored twice, once from a short corner.
Although Temple won by a reasonable margin, it may be said that they owed their victory to strength rather than skill, for their side contained no less than six boaters, whereas their opponents were all hockeyites, many of whom, particularly Ruddock, P., Cookson, and Frost, showed distinct promise and should be good in the future.
Rise Team :—P. Penty ; F. H. Hillyard, R. A. Wright; A. A. Short, P. Amcotts, G. F. Ruddock; J. R. Frost, B. Rodwell, P. M. Ruddock, C. A. F. Cookson, R. Murray.
SCHOOL HOUSE II v. TEMPLE IL Result—School House 3, Temple House 0.
This match, having been postponed on four previous occasions, was finally played on Monday, 6th March. It was started in the afternoon before the 1st XI match with the Harvestehude H.C., but as it resulted in a draw (2-2), it was decided to replay it again the same afternoon.
The standard of play was no higher than that of the previous game, although the House showed more dash than their opponents, and attacked with regularity. The Temple
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defence managed to keep them at bay for a short time by good tackling, but their clearing was pathetically weak, and only Battrick, at right-half, seemed to have any idea of the game. At half time, the House were leading 2-0, and it was only by a supreme effort that Temple were able to force a draw with goals from Brown and Inglis.
In the replay, both sides were obviously tired, but the House showed more stamina, and this enabled them, by persisent attacking, to win by 3-0.
Temple Team :—R. W. Wright; J. G. Holt, E. P. Bulmer ; A. Battrick, E. A. Shearston, J. England ; A. J. Doherty, J. M. Inglis, K. C. Brown, N. M. Oudney, D. F. Wilson.
House Team :—W. R. Child ; W. B. Smyth, R. H. Hanson; G. W. Vero, A. S. Clephan, J. S. Turnell ; C. N. S. Killick, J. A. Cato, R. Stratton, J. Caley, D. Anderson.
2nd XI MATCHES. 2nd XI v. BOOTHAM 2nd XI. Played at Home on 18th February. Result-2nd XI 2, Bootham 2nd XI 1.
A last minute fixture produced a side which had never played together as a team previously.
From the start, Bootham attacked on the left wing, but were never able to penetrate the solid defence of Johnston and Pulleyn. The visitors thereupon changed their tactics and attacked from the right and centre, which resulted in a good goal from the edge of the circle, ten minutes later. The School now counter-attacked heavily, and were soon rewarded with a penalty corner, from which Walters managed to equalise by a hard shot into the net. The game was fairly open for the remainder of the half, and only once were the School in danger, namely, when the Bootham centre forward, with both backs beaten, drew Matthews out of goal. However, he lost control of the ball and it just trickled towards the goalmouth, and it was left to Johnston to clear it.
After the interval, the School renewed their attacks, and with the halves backing up well, scored again through Walters. Bootham, nothing daunted, counter-attacked, but failed to pass the home defence, who, in the shape of Greenwood, Rucklidge and Johnston, tackled well, but were rather slow in clearing. Nevertheless, when the whistle went, the School were attacking hard.
Team :—K. Mathews ; J. P. Pulleyn, R. M. Parker ; K. Johnston, J. M. Rucklidge, K. Greenwood ; ; J. I. Sleight, A. S. Clephan, J. R. Walters, A. Broadhurst, D. Cole.
ROWING.
FIRST DIVISION.
Owing to the high water and the fast stream, the first division course was altered in order to diminish the advantage gained by the crew which drew the Station side. The start was staggered at Ings Gate and the finish opposite the L.N.E.R. diving boards. The draw was as follows :-
School House I /
Rise I S Rise I
Rise I
Temple I
The semi-final was rowed on Thursday, March 2nd, in a very strong wind, which made rowing difficult. The Rise, having won the toss, rowed on the Station side. Both crews got good starts, but owing to the lack of coxing experience on this new course, School House dropped behind. As the Rise came into the straight they were leading by two lengths, and they increased it to pass the line five lengths ahead.
The final was rowed on Friday, March 3rd, in much better conditions. The river was lower and the wind had dropped, but there was still quite a strong stream. Temple won the toss and rowed on the Station side. They did not get a good start and the Rise were soon a length up, rowing a much longer stroke. Opposite the Scope the boats became very close, the Rise taking the advantage of their lead and of their opponents' water.
Temple, as they entered the straight, increased their rate of striking and gained about half-a-length, but at the Boathouse, owing to Taylor's long and steady stroke, the Rise began to draw away to win by three lengths.
The crews rowing in the First Division were :-
Rise.—Bow, M. S. Douglas ; (2) J. H. Butler; (3) C. M. Robson ; Stroke, H. L. Taylor; Cox, K. A. Warren.
School House.—Bow, J. A. Cato ; (2) G. D. Jefferson ; (3) R. Earle; Stroke, H. D. Revill ; Cox, Webber.
Temple.—Bow, K. C. Brown ; (2) G. S. Holt; (3) R. W. Wright; Stroke, E. P. Bulmer ; Cox, J. McN. Inglis. 61
SECOND DIVISION ROWING.
The course remained the same as in previous years, from Wall End to the L.N.E.R. diving boards.
The draw was as follows :-
Rise III
School House II School House II
Rise II Rise II
Temple II f Rise II
The semi-final was rowed on Thursday, 16th of March, in perfect conditions except for light rain.
In the first race, School House II drew the Station side and won their race from the Rise III by two lengths. In the second race the Rise II easily won from Temple II by five lengths.
The final was on Friday, 17th of March, also in very good conditions. The Rise rowed on the Minster side, but were half-a-length down at the Boathouse owing to the rapid rate of striking of School House. The Rise, taking advantage of their weight, used a long and powerful stroke and slowly gained to win by one length.
The crews rowing were :-
Rise II.—Bow, G. C. Brown; (2) I. D. P. Morison; (3) J. B. Shillitoe ; Stroke, J. M. Couldwell; Cox, A. P. Coombe.
School House II.—Bow, B. Pryer; (2) R. M. Miller; (3) J. H. T. Hunter; Stroke, F. Motum ; Cox, P. Demby.
Temple II.—Bow, G. M. Cave; (2) G. W. Harding; (3) J. England ; Stroke, G. Long; Cox, G. Reynolds.
Rise III.—Bow, W. E. Veitch ; (2) A. C. Brown ; (3) P. L. Hort ; Stroke, H. Ping; Cox, Whitely.
SQUASH.
This season proved the most successful for several years. In winning four of their seven matches, the School remained unbeaten except when playing against O.Ps. in the form of S. G. Pawle's team and Harrogate Sports Club, and against the Masters—which is at it should be. In J. T. Brockbank, who improved tremendously during the season, the School has produced its best player since N. W. D. Yardley, and J. M. Rucklidge, who was handicapped by ill-health in the middle of the term, is not far behind him. T. F. Cameron, the third player to be awarded 62
his colours, played some very good games, but is rather heavily built for squash.
A serious effort has been made this season to find young players, of which the School stands badly in need, and thanks are due to those masters who have coached the leading players on the Junior ladder. * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HULL & E.R. Played at Hull on January 29th. Result—Won, 2-1.
The first game was played at a fast pace and was surprisingly even, neither player winning two consecutive aces. Eventually it went to Brown with a drop volley. Rucklidge won the next by a similar margin after being down by 2-6, and continued well by taking the third game 9-1. Brown appeared to have tired, but he recovered well and drew level at two-all. Rucklidge played some good cross-court shots in the final game and pulled up from 1-6 to 5-6, but Brown placed two lovely drop shots out of reach and won 9-5.
In five mammoth games Brockbank just scraped home 9-7 after being led 1-7 in the final game. In catching up he waded through eight consecutive match balls. All the games were closely contested, especially the fourth which hovered at 8-9 in Jacobs' favour for six hands. After the first few points, during which each player tried drop shots, play was fast and furious.
T. F. Cameron had a walk-over as his opponent unfortunately failed to arrive. * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. THE STAFF.
The School lost to the Staff 3-1 on February 5th.
J. M. Rucklidge lost to G. S. Stead, Esq., 9-5, 9-10, 9-10, 7-9.
Mr. Stead did not settle down in the first game, which Rucklidge took at 9-5 after leading 8-2. The second was very close. Mr. Stead did some clever drop-shots, but Rucklidge retrieved well and drew up from 3-7 to 7—all, eventually to lose 9-10. The next was similar and was 63
won by Mr. Stead, 10-9. The fourth and last game saw changes of fortune ; Rucklidge ran away to lead 5-0, chiefly by means of drops, but Mr. Stead, in two runs of 3 aces, went ahead, and after some strenuously contested points, won 9-7.
J. T. Brockbank beat R. F. Harding, Esq., 9-4, 9-7, 10-8.
Brockbank won the first game with less ease than 9-4 suggests. The second was very even to 4—all, but Brockbank, with 4 aces, led 8-4. Mr. Harding fought back to 8-7, but lost the next point and the game, 9-7. Mr. Harding, with delicate stroke-play, went to 6-2 in the third game, but was brought back to 6-7 after some exciting rallies. The service changed hands rapidly up to 8—all, when Brockbank took 2 aces and the match.
P. R. G. Graham lost to H. A. Wrenn, Esq., 0-9, 6-9, 6-9.
Mr. Wrenn ran away with the first game 9-0 by means of drop-shots to the right corner and hard cross-court drives. Graham played better in the second game and led 4-2 and 6-5 before Mr. Wrenn took command of the situation and won 9-6. Mr. Wrenn also took the last game, 9-6, when, after leading 6-2, he was never seriously challenged, though Graham occasionally brought one out of the bag.
J. R. Walters lost to D. K. Crews, Esq., 6-9, 2-9, 9-2, 1-9.
The first game was very close up to 5—all, never more than a single point separating the players, but Mr. Crews, with a drop-shot and a fluke, won 9-6. Mr. Crews quickly took the second 9-2, but Walters found his touch suddenly in the third game and won it very easily. Equally suddenly he lost it again, and Mr. Crews was able to take the fourth and last game for the match 9-1. * * *
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. DEVONSHIRE HALL. Played at Leeds on March 5th. Result—Won 4-1.
J. T. Brockbank beat E. J. Parker, 9-7, 9-0, 9-1.
Parker went rapidly to 4-0 before Brockbank settled down, but each player hit cleanly and retrieved well until 7-6 to Parker, when Brockbank went out at 9-7. Brockbank was markedly superior in the second game in which Parker failed to score, and also won the last game, 9-1. 64
Play was more even than the score would suggest, but Brockbank tired Parker with shots in the forecourt and was never seriously challenged after the first game.
T. F. Cameron beat J. G. Charlesworth, 8-10, 9-6, 9-5, 8-10, 9-2.
Cameron planted some serves into the corner to lead 5-0, but Charlesworth pulled up to 5-4 and won the first game 10-8 after some close play. Cameron won the second and third games, 9-6 and 9-5, by playing a good length, but in the fourth game Charlesworth retrieved better and won 10-8 after being down 5-8. Charlesworth was the more tired in the final game, and Cameron increased the pace to win fairly easily at 9-2.
P. R. G. Graham beat E. L. Barlow, 9-5, 9-6, 8-10, 9-6.
In the first two games Graham played daintily and made Barlow run about the court, and was really worth more than the scores, 9-5, 9-6, indicate, but after leading 7-3 in the third, he allowed Barlow, at the expenditure of much energy, to draw level and win 10-8. Graham played better in the fourth game and won 9-6 after leading 8 3.
J. R. Walters lost to T. E. Cooke, 5-9, 3-9, 1-9.
Walters opened brightly and scored point for point up to 4—all, but Cooke improved, and, after leading 7-4, won 9-5. Cooke played a good length and wore Walters down to win the next game 9-3. Walters lost his touch completely in the third game and Cooke persevered with his length to run out at 9-1.
J. H. Butler beat F. J. Williams, 10-8, 9-6, 9-4.
Williams opened the game at a frightening speed, and Butler replied with some very fast drives which gained a lead of 5-1. Williams drew level at 7—all, but Butler won 10-8. Butler won the second game in similar manner, and took the third 9-4. Williams tired towards the end, and his position was not eased when Butler introduced dropshots. * * *
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. WORKSOP COLLEGE. Played at Home on March 1st. Result—Won 2-1.
J. T. Brockbank beat A. L. Evans, 9-7, 7-9, 9-7, 9-7.
Brockbank won the first game 9-7, after being down 5-7, lost the second by a like margin, and after a great 65
struggle regained his lead in the third. Brockbank retrieved well and hit a clean ball, but Evans used his dropshot to good effect. After the third game the match was stopped for the hockey match, but Brockbank won the fourth game, 9-7, immediately afterwards.
T. F. Cameron beat F. W. Innes, 9-0, 9-4, 9-4.
Cameron won the first game 9-0, before Innes had got used to the court, by playing orthodox squash. Innes improved in the second game, but lost 9-4, after leading 3-2. Innes led 4-0 in the third game, but Cameron won nine points in a row to win in straight games without really being extended.
P. R. G. Graham lost to D. B. Smith, 7-9, 5-9, 9-3, 10-8, 10-8.
Graham won the first two games 9-7 and 9-5 by combining delicate shots with a good length, but he played some miscontinent strokes to lose the third 9-3. Graham led 7-3 in the fourth and 8-2 in the fifth game, but failed to drive home his advantage. Smith fought hard in each of these games and won them 10-8, aided considerably by Graham's inability to serve in court and his playful manner when near the tin. * * *
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. OLD PETERITES.
The School lost to a team of Old Peterites brought over by S. G. S. Pawle in a three-string match, on Tuesday, March 14th.
J. M. Rucklidge lost to S. G. S Pawle, 6-9, 6-9, 4-9.
Pawle went to 3-0 with consecutive aces, and when Rucklidge drew level at 4—all, he got ahead again to 7-4, to win the first game 9-6. The second game was very even up to 5—all, but Rucklidge was forced to run about the court a good deal for Pawle's hard drives, and eventually lost by a similar margin, 9-6. In the last game each player made occasional brilliant shots, but Rucklidge seemed to be out of touch, and Pawle won it 9-4.
J. T. Brockbank lost to T. Bridges, 6-9, 4-9, 9-7, 10-9, 5-9.
In the first two games there was little to choose between the players, and the scores, 6-9, 4-9, were a libel on Brockbank. Bridges went to 7-3 in the third game with a nice variety of strokes and seemed certain to win when Brockbank wore him down very gradually to win 9-7. In the fourth game Bridges again established a good lead of 6-2, but Brockbank retrieved magnificently to recover from 66
5-8 to 10-9 for game. Brockbank started the last game with a run of three aces, but the strain told on him and Bridges ran out at 9-5 with comparative ease.
P. R. G. Graham lost to K. J. Jarvis, 3-9, 8-10, 9-6, 8-10.
Jarvis played very well in the first game and won it 9-3 with some good drop-shots. Jarvis also took the second, but Graham played much better and might have won it had he not missed some easy shots. Graham was clearly the better player in the next game, when Jarvis lost control over his delicate strokes and Graham went from 4-6 to 9-6. Graham also led 8-3 in the final game, but Jarvis rallied and won it 10-8. Graham played some beautiful shots during the match, and if all his strokes were as good as his best, he would be a very good player ; but they aren't and he isn't.
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ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. ACHILLES CLUB.
The School beat Achilles Club by three matches to one after the athletic fixture in the afternoon.
J. M. Rucklidge beat A. R. Patterson, 3-9, 5-9, 9-2, 9-7, 10-9.
Rucklidge began in uncertain fashion and played some inaccurate shots to lose the first two games 3-9, 5-9. Patterson, who had been playing some good shots to the back of the court, was outplayed in the third game, and lost it, 9-2, after being down 7-0. He also lost the fourth, which was very close; Rucklidge hit very cleanly and went from 6-7 to 9-7 and game. The last game was closer still, and after Rucklidge had gone ahead and Patterson had caught up again, progression was made gradually from 5—all to 8—all, for Rucklidge to win the game and match 10-9.
J. T. Brockbank beat P. J. Rudd, 10-8, 7-9, 7-9, 9-7, 10-8.
As can be seen from the scores, this match was unbelievably close, and Brockbank's success was due to his fine retrieving. Each player hit the ball with precision throughout, and Rudd made some fine forecourt shots. In the first two games there was never more than two points difference between them, but Rudd scored four points very quickly in the third to pull up from 5-7 to 9-7. In the fourth and fifth games Rudd secured leads of 4-1 and 5-2 respectively, but Brockbank rallied and won each one for the match.
T. F. Cameron lost to C. W. Hope-Jones, 4-9, 9-1, 9-3, 4-9, 6-9.
Hope-Jones started at a fast rate and quickly led 6-0, and though Cameron rallied, Hope-Jones won the first game 9-4. Cameron beat Hope-Jones continually with speedy cross-court drives and won the next game very easily 9-1. Hope-Jones played a little better in the third game, but lost it 3-9, only to improve suddenly and secure a 7-0 lead in the fourth. This he won 9-4, and also the last game 9-6, during which there were some very long rallies.
J. H. Butler beat P. Gibson, 9-3, 9-6, 9-3.
Butler, who hits with refreshing vigour, easily won the first and last games against Gibson by 9-3, but the second was much closer, even closer than the score 9-6 suggests. Butler went to 3-0, but Gibson drew level at 4—all and led ,6-5. After some hard and fast rallies, Butler went ahead again and took the game 9-6 after a good deal of trouble. * * * ST. PETER'S SCHOOL v. HARROGATE. Played at Harrogate on March 26th. Result—Lost 3-0.
J. M. Rucklidge lost to K. J. Jarvis, 2-9, 1-9, 7-9.
At first Rucklidge was not at home with the strange court, and Jarvis, playing some brilliant drop-shots, took the first game easily at 9-2. There were some long rallies in the second game, but Rucklidge could only muster one point, and in the third, he was losing 1-8. He rallied well, however, and went to 7-8 before Jarvis killed an easy return to win 9-7.
J. T. Brockbank lost to T. D. Ambler, 7-9, 9-7, 9-2, 3-9, 7-9.
Like Rucklidge, Brockbank took some time to get used to the lighting of the court, and in the first game Ambler ran away to 6-1 before the former was hitting cleanly, but after a good recovery Ambler won 9-7. Brockbank fought well in the second after being 1-4 and 2-6 down, and levelled the score. He went ahead in the third game, and, playing a fine length, won it comfortably, but Ambler recovered well to win the fourth, 9-3, with some pretty shots. In this game Brockbank seemed to tire, but the last game was very evenly contested, each player hit steadily for the corners, and, after some long rallies, Ambler won it 9-7.
Hunt went quickly to 6-0 in the first game, and though Cameron drew up to 3-6, Hunt played some delightful shots to win 9-4. Hunt continued to play well, and, considering that his wrist was badly hurt, played some remarkably fast drives. Cameron improved in the third game, however, and won it 9-2 with some crisp hitting. Hunt slowed the game down afterwards and led 5-0 in the fourth game by means of astutely-placed angle-shots, eventually to go out at 9-5.
SENIOR OPEN SQUASH COMPETITION. EASTER, 1939.
Robson A_ Robson Parker f (3-0) }Robson Smyth (3-1) }Greenwood 1 Greenwood 1 Greenwood I (3-1) Scholey f (3-1) J Butler Butler Walters f (3-1)
Vero Brockbank Brockbank f (3-0) Lynch Lynch Brown f (3-0) Morison Cameron Cameron f (3-1) Brockbank (3-0)
Cameron (3-0)
Jefferson 1Bennett Bennett f (W.O.) Sleight Rucklidge A_Sleight Rucklidge f (3-0) Killick f Rucklidge (3-1) Brockbank 1 (3-0)
Rucklidge (3-2) BROCKBAN K 9-4, 10-9, 9-5. (Winner)
JUNIOR OPEN SQUASH COMPETITION.
Buckler 1Buckler Prior ii f (3-0) Cave (3-0)
Cave
Cole I. Scholey Cole Scholey (3-0) Stratton f (3-0) CAVE } (3-1)
INTER-HOUSE SQUASH.
The Inter-House Squash Cup was retained by School House when they beat Clifton Rise by three matches to love, on Sunday, April 2nd.
J. M. Rucklidge beat T. F. Cameron in straight games, 9-4, 9-6, 9-5 ; Rucklidge played a good length all through and brought off some nice drop-shots to win fairly easily.
P. R. G. Graham and J. R. Walters won their matches against J. H. Butler and C. M. Robson, both of whom have had little experience in match play. In the semi-final, however, Butler beat L. W. Bennett by three games to one, and Robson beat G. M. Cave by a similar margin. The first strings, J. T. Brockbank and Cameron, were pressed for time and did not play since the issue was already beyond doubt.
The results were :- J. H. Butler (Rise) beat L. W. Bennett (Temple), 9-4, 4-9, 9-6, 9-1. C. M. Robson (Rise) beat G. M. Cave (Temple), 9-6, 3-9, 9-2, 9-7. J. M. Rucklidge (House) beat T. F. Cameron (Rise), 9-4, 9-6, 9-5. P. R. G. Graham (House) beat J. H. Butler (Rise), 9-5, 9-0, 10-8. J. R. Walters (House) beat C. M. Robson (Rise), 9-3, 9-5, 3-9, 9-4.
CRICKET FIXTURES, 1939. 1st XI.
Thur., May 18th. Masters' XI ... ... Home Wed., May 31st. Catterick Garrison ... Home Sat., June 3rd. Bootham School ... Home Wed., June 7th. Durham Pilgrims ... Home Sat., June 10th. Worksop College ... Away Wed., June 14th. Leeds Grammar School Home Sat., June 17th. Giggleswick School ... Away Wed., June 21st. Ampleforth College ... Away Sat., June 24th. Yorkshire Gentlemen Home Sat., July 1st. M.C.C. ... Home Wed., July 5th. Craven Gentlemen Home Wed., July 12th. Durham School Away Sat., July 15th. Denstone College Home Sat., July 29th. Old Peterites ... Home 70
Wed., May Sat., June Sat., June Wed., June Sat., June Wed., June Sat., July 24th. 3rd. 10th. 14th. 17th. 21st. 8th.
Sat., May Sat., May Wed., June Wed., June Wed., July 20th. 27th. 7th. 28th. 12th.
2nd XI. Eccentrics C.C. Bootham School Worksop College ... • • • Leeds Grammar School • • • Giggleswick School ... Richmond School 1st XI Ampleforth College ...
COLTS XI. Bootham School Giggleswick School ... Ampleforth College ... Durham School Worksop College
Mon., July 17th. Staff v. Worksop College Staff Home Away Home Away Home Home Home
Home Away Away Home Home
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SENIOR SCOUTS.
We were very pleased to welcome to the Scouts this term several members of School House, and must congratulate them on the speed with which they have passed their preliminary tests.
The term has been equally divided between wide games and badge and second class work. Classes were held for the Healthyman badge, and all those who took it must be congratulated on passing. Towards the end of term several managed to qualify for the Athlete's badge, including one or two of the younger members of the troop.
The Headmaster has very kindly presented the troop with a handsome challenge shield to be competed for annually by the patrols. The result of the first year's competition will be decided at the end of next term.
We have received information concerning the formation of an Air Patrol, which should appeal to the " air-minded " element in the troop. So far we have not been able to arrange any meetings owing to the awkward times. We hope to hear further details of this next term.
In conclusion, we must thank all those who have assisted us this term, particularly in the wide games. 71.
THE JUNIOR SCHOOL.
When these notes are written it is natural that the more recent events of the term are fresh in the minds of the writers, and perhaps also in the minds of readers. It will not, therefore, be out of place to say that the end of the Easter or Spring term, 1939, was the most disturbed and upset, owing to illness, that we remember for many years. Not that the illness was so very serious, but the Junior School has been free from epidemics for so long that when a case of chicken-pox occurred it was followed by the downfall of some fourteen boys. Then a case of whoopingcough started, to be followed by a few others.
However, the term ended brightly enough, though with many gaps in the forms, and this caused the postponement of the Junior School Sports. The Headmaster has promised a special day for our sports next term, so that everybody can look forward to this event early in the Summer Term.
Now to begin at the beginning of the term. We were very sorry to hear of Miss Mason's illness, which prevented her coming back at all this term. Mrs. Corkhill came in to fill the gap, and we are glad to learn that she thinks so well of us, and certainly we have enjoyed her teaching. We have also seen a good deal of Mr. O'Hare, who has also supervised some of our games very keenly and successfully.
On Ash Wednesday the whole of the Junior School attended the special service in the School Chapel, and later in the term Mr. Ping arranged a lantern lecture, at which he showed a large number of lantern slides illustrating events in the New Testament.
During the term we have had most of the usual crazes, e.g., roller skating on the new track, marbles, and walkingstick hockey—in which we feel sure quite a few walkingsticks belonging to fathers were spoilt !
Then came the tadpole season. We can assure our readers that the craze for watching the globes of frog spawn gradually develop and come to life is a most fascinating one. And some of us discovered that the process could be hastened by putting the jar near the warm pipes in the change room! Then comes the sad day when " somebody " gives the order that all tadpoles must be returned to the pond.
Continuing this topic of nature study, we must record the fact that the first Lesser Celandine this year was found (and the due reward given) on January 27th. It was a very early specimen found in a sheltered spot.
Other events we must only briefly mention are:— the visit to the Theatre to see " The Scarlet Pimpernel," the cinema shows provided by J. E. Thompson in our Common Room, and the Saturday Society meetings. We enjoyed all these entertainments very much.
Our annual Boxing Tournament was not as representative as usual, partly owing to the absence of several boys due to illness, but Sgt.-Major Puddick was very encouraging in his preparation for the tournament. We give details of the contests below.
Although we took very little part in the Science Exhibition, which was held on the last Saturday of the term, we were very thrilled with it and the extremely interesting things we saw. Some of us look forward to the time when we shall be able to take part in a similar exhibition.
And so came the last day of the term and " marks," when we all wished Mr. Dronfield a jolly good wedding on April 11th by giving him extra cheers.
Quite a few of us were able to watch the Senior School Sports, and then we went to the Naming of the new L.N.E.R. engine, " St. Peter's School, York." It was a really splendid affair and the tea was gorgeous!
SALVETE.
Day Boys.
Boarders. Metcalfe, J. G. Moreton, P. N. H. Knowlson, D. W. Radford, G. A. Thompson, D. W. Chantry, W. E. Weighill, R. W. Shearman, J. K. G. Wheway, R. C. Stanley, J. D.
Day Boys.
Lewis, M. T.
Howlett, G. H. W.
Bradley Williams, S. VALETE.
Boarders. Turner, P. B.
JUNIOR SCHOOL BOXING CONTESTS. March 23rd, 1939.
Three rounds of two minutes each ; one minute interval. (1) L. Edinger beat G. Dench. (2) S. Forshaw beat A. Smith. (3) E. Denison beat G. Mountain. (4) T. Morris beat D. Ward. (5) G. Pearson beat E. Sheriff. (6) D. Lynch drew with M. Lynch.
CUB REPORT.
In spite of the somewhat gloomy end to the term, we have done much useful work, and it looks as if we shall have a record number of stars by the end of the Summer. In the Inter-Six Competition the Blue Six is still leading, but has lost some ground in the second half of the term. We have had the usual games, and both " L'Attaque " and " Battleships and Cargo Boats " have proved as exciting as ever.
We welcome the following new Cubs to the Pack:— Baker, Naylor and Cadell. The following are to be congratulated on gaining their first stars :—Shearsmith, Andrews, Davidge and Howlett. If only some of the " Old Hands " could learn to semaphore we should soon have some second stars too.
ST. OLAVE'S ATHLETICS.
Owing to the various infectious ailments prevalent in the Junior School at the end of the Spring Term, the Sports will be held at the beginning of next term. This year the School is divided into three age groups—over 12, between 10/ and 12, and under 101. In each age group there are four events—high jump, long jump, steeplechase and sprint. The last is 100 yards for the over 12 group, 80 yards for the middle group and 60 yards for the under 10 group. The steeplechases are also of varying lengths according to the group.
In addition to these events there is a quarter-mile, open to anyone in the School, and a relay. The latter is a quarter-mile and there are six runners in each team. 74
ST. OLAVE'S RUGGER.
We started the season with a very good nucleus of last year's forwards, but very few experienced backs. We tried several experimental three-quarter lines built up round Hart, who has played exceptionally well, both on the wing and in the centre. He has a fine pair of hands and runs with determination. Steele has captained the team admirably and been most helpful with the coaching of the pack.
Unfortunately, owing to illness, we were only able to play two of our arranged matches. The first was against Terrington Hall, at Terrington. It took the greater part of the first half for our side to settle down to the strange ground, and in consequence we were 14 points down at halftime. However, in the second half, playing with the wind and down hill, we managed to score four times, making the total fourteen twelve. Hart made some remarkable runs ; it was unfortunate that none of his tries was converted. The forwards played hard, in particular the younger members of the pack.
Our other match was against Worksop, also away. The long bus journey proved a little too much for several members of the side. The Worksop team was far superior, and we had the greatest difficulty in trying to keep them out of our " twenty-five." Our forwards played very hard, but never managed to score, and we lost the match. Score: 36—nil.
We have been unable to have any of the return matches, but we hope to have a chance to play them next season with a more experienced side.
The following represented the School :—Duffield (full back) ; Pearson, Hart, Garth, Dawson (three-quarters) ; Reynolds, Lynch, M. (half-backs) ; Steele (Capt.), Tayler, Sheriff, Bulmer, Wilson, Legat, Smith, A., MacDermid, N. G. (forwards) ; also played—Norwood, James, D. and Andrew, J. K.
JUNIOR TROOP SCOUT NEWS.
We have had very little opportunity of outdoor work during the term, and have confined ourselves mainly to badge-work and indoor games and competitions, though these were considerably curtailed owing to many absentees. We are all looking forward very much to the " out " in scouting next term, and camp. 75
The patrols in the Troop are as follows :- Curlews. Wood Pigeons. Peewits. Duffield (P.L.). Harnby (P.L.). Wilson (P.L.) . Tayler. Reynolds. Sheriff. Hart. Thompson. Stratton. Legat. Penty. Morris. Lynch, D. Chilman. Lynch, M. Smith, G. M. Crowe. Pearson.
CONTEMPORARIES.
The Editors acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the following publications, and apologise for any omissions :The Reptonian, The Babu Lal Jaiswal High School Magazine, The Haileyburian, The Leodiensian, The Ashville Magazine, The Artists' Rifles Gazette, The Denstonian, The Ousel, The Johnian, The Bootham Journal, The Brighton College Magazine, The Sedberghian, The Malvernian, The Merchistonian, The Stoneyhurst Magazine, The Ampleforth Journal, The Limit, The Monktonian, The Giggleswick Chronicle, Danensis, The Dolphin Magazine, The St. Peter's College (Adelaide) Magazine, The Cranleighan, St. Bees' Magazine, The Eastbournian, The Framlinghamian, The Dovorian, The Journal of the Honourable Artillery Company, The Worksopian, The Nottinghamian, The Draxonian, The Scardeburgian, The Eagle, The Hurst Johnian, The Dunelmian, The Journal of the Royal Air Force College, the Cantuarian, The Hymerian.
ST. PETER'S SCHOOL, YORK.
An Examination will be held on June 6th and 7th for the award of Scholarships and Exhibitions. Candidates may be examined either at their Preparatory Schools, when supervision is guaranteed, or at St. Peter's School.
The limit of age is under 14 on June 1st, 1939.
The Scholarships and Exhibitions available for award in one or other of these Examinations are as follows :- One Foundation Scholarship value £60, and three of £35 to £45. Three Exhibitions value £15—£20 each. Three Day Boy Scholarships of ,E15—£20 each. Two of the Scholarships are reserved, other things being equal, for sons of the Clergy or Officers of H.M. Forces.
Papers will be set as follows :- A. Obligatory. (1) English Grammar and Composition. (2) Elementary Mathematics (Mathematics I). (3) English History and Geography. (A large choice of questions will be given, so that a boy is not required to concentrate on any special period or country.) (4) Latin Grammar and Translation. (5) French Grammar and Translation.
B. OptionaL
(6) More Advanced Mathematics (Mathematics II) . (7) Latin Composition. (8) French Composition. (9) Greek Translation, Grammar and Sentences. (10) Science.
Candidates are expected to offer one or more of the optional subjects. An outstanding performance in one of these papers will receive greater credit than mediocre performances in several.
A few sets of papers set in recent Examinations are available, and may be had on application to the Headmaster.
The Entry Form, obtainable on application, together with Birth Certificate, should be returned to the Headmaster before May 20th for the Examination in June. 77
" The Peterite " is the magazine of St. Peter's School, York, and is conducted by the boys. The Editors solicit literary contributions and general correspondence from past and present Peterites. No notice can be taken of anonymous correspondence.
Contributors may, if they prefer it, send their name in a separate envelope, which will not be opened unless the contribution is accepted. Where the contributor's name is not intended for publication, his " nom-de-plume " should be enclosed as well.
All articles should be written on one side of the paper only. The subscription to " The Peterite " is 3s. Od. per annum, payable in advance, i.e., before the issue of the first number of the year (January). Members of the O.P.
Club, to which the subscription is D. per annum, receive " The Peterite " gratuitously. " The Peterite " is published three times a year, at the beginning of each term.
If any members of the O.P. Club should not receive their numbers of " The Peterite," the Editors would be obliged if notice could be sent at once to Lt.-Col. H. C.
Scott, Secretary of the O.P. Club, 1 Clifton Green, York. The Editors of " The Peterite " are T. F. Cameron,
C. M. Robson, P. A. Andrew, L. W. Bennett, G. W.
Vero, G. C. Brown.
